cut the cheese
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
This idiom references the foul smell emitted by some cheeses, many of which have a rind that keeps the odor in. Once the rind is pierced, as in the case of slicing it, the smell is released.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (AU) (file)
Verb[edit]
cut the cheese (third-person singular simple present cuts the cheese, present participle cutting the cheese, simple past and past participle cut the cheese)
- (Canada, US, euphemistic, idiomatic, slang) To fart (flatulate).
- 1991, Hal Shymkus, Nightcrawlers, Bait, and Beer to Go, page 82:
- You know, did you cut some cheese? Did you fart?
- Hey, who cut the cheese?
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cut, cheese.
Synonyms[edit]
- break wind
- fart
- flatulate
- pass gas
- trump
- See also Thesaurus:flatulate
Translations[edit]
to flatulate
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- cut the cheese in the Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.